LS3, a dog-like robot, trots behind a human over rough terrain, carrying up to 180kg of supplies.
There are dog-like creatures that gallop around on all fours while still managing to somehow shoot pistols at you.
"They are coming closer, collecting food, rolling over, even allowing petting - in some instances the behaviour is more dog-like than fox-like, " says Dr Roger Mugford, an animal psychologist who runs the Animal Behaviour Centre.
Today, it takes the form of a cartoon-like dog named Rity, developed at the Robot Intelligence Technology (RIT) Laboratory, at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).
Paris employs a huge work force to keep the city clean and its use of golf cart-like vehicles to vacuum dog droppings has received admiring -- and sometimes wry -- attention in the international media.
Utilities, however, are concerned about being able to recover the investment needed to switch to this new technology, and about potential backlash when customers see on their bills that they are paying much more to run their air conditioners on so-called "critical" days--like the dog days of August.
It was at this stage in his career that he changed his name, after complaints that Blondheim was unpronounceable, and comments by comedian Jackie Curtis that he looked like a Scottie dog - hence Scott.
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Many attended well-known attractions, like the Nathan's Famous July 4 International Hot Dog-Eating Contest.
On the one hand, Telluride is a very affluent town with high real estate prices, on par with places like Aspen and Deer Valley, and as a result it has all the support industry, like dining, spas, services, and off slope activities like heli-skiing and dog sledding.
Today, most of our warrior dogs come from Europe, where there is a long tradition of institutions like the Royal Dutch Police Dog Association, and devoted amateurs breed, rear and train dogs in police-like work.
Also, one of her six children is allergic to dog hair, so Petey's coarse, human-like hair is ideal.
It bothers me that I coulda bought 10-year Treasuries instead of working like a dog doping out junk bond paper.
This takes on many forms, like the unique Chicago-style hot dog in the Windy City or the uniquely Philly roast pork, provolone, and escarole sandwiches served in the City of Brotherly Love.
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Benches, stools and high tables give it the relaxed feel of a bar, and playful extras like bubble-shaped lights and witty cartoon dog artwork keep it casual and fun.
They were of dog owners, mostly the working-class poor in heavily black neighborhoods like the now famous Ninth Ward, who refused to evacuate without their four-legged loved ones - cats too.
In the middle and southern regions of the country, the GOP moved the pieces on the board, decimating so-called Blue Dog Democrats and gaining ground in industrial heartland states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin that had eluded the party for years.
Given the negative externalities associated with consuming alcohol, however, the movement to higher priced, heavier-tasting, craft beers that are not guzzled like Mad Dog might not be a bad thing.
There was a quark cheesecake, a rustic apple cake as well as butter cookies sandwiched together with melted chocolate into a loaf-like thing mystifyingly named Kalter Hund (or "cold dog").
For those of us who like our world a little more post-apocalyptic, Naughty Dog is bringing the fun(gus).
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The Naughty Dog developers like a good technical and artistic challenge, and creating and rendering realistic-looking sand (in dunes, blowing in the wind, etc.) is no easy feat.
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Like human-focused equivalents, there will also be provisions for sharing your dog's efforts, but thankfully only with vets and research institutions.
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Boston Dynamics rose to fame with its four-legged cargo robot Big Dog, (also captured in a YouTube sensation here) which shows an uncannily life-like ability to walk over terrain and recover its footing even when it slips or is kicked.
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Competitive eating has gone extreme in recent years, with globe-trotting contestants often taking top honors in events like Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 at Coney Island in New York and Philadelphia's Wing Bowl in February.
More than 10% of the dogs purchased by the military fail to meet the program's physical or behavioral standards, usually because of problems (like fear of gunfire) that weren't evident during the lengthy testing by the dog-buying team.
On light throttle openings, the 330bhp 3.4 sounds, frankly, like it has a blowing exhaust, the familiar flat-six hoarseness akin to a dog coughing up an angora sweater, but on brief revels to three-quarters of the rev-range, the wail starts to build.
McDull himself is a pug-nosed little porker with a big brown eye, a feature inherited from his mother, and he sounds rather like a Cantonese version of Babe, the movie pig who thought he was a sheep-dog.
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